In a world increasingly defined by accelerated productivity, digital dispersion, and competitive individualism, Table Manners proposes a counterpoint: the quiet urgency of gathering.
The table, at the heart of this exhibition, becomes more than a structure - it is a threshold. It holds the transition between solitude and solidarity, between private thought and public voice.
Here, in the intimacy of shared space, fifty artists come forward not to perform certainty, but to sit with questions. In that act, they honour the thresholdโs power: to open, to connect, to begin.
TABLE MANNERS
@barbatigallery
10 January -14 February 2026
Palazzo Lezze, Campo Santo Stefano
San Marco 2949, 30124 Venezia
A group exhibition celebrating five years of The Artist Roundtable
@artistroundtbl an initiative by
@piechencool
Table Manners is not only an exhibition of artworks - it is the embodied outcome of many conversations, quiet encouragement, difficult questions, and moments of collective reflection. It stands as a thank you to all who have helped create a space where learning can be mutual, and where the act of gathering remains radical.
A huge thank you goes to Pia,
@piechencool who made the entire process so effortless. You have created such magic and this is only the beginning of so much more to come. And to Michele Barbati
@mitchbarba for welcoming this project into his beautiful gallery
@barbatigallery space, itโs been truly wonderful. Lastly, thank you to all the artists and the new friendships made from this major exhibition! Iโm full of warmth! โจ
Courtesy the artists and Barbati Gallery, Venice, Italy. Photography: Andrea Rossetti
@andrea_rossetti_archive
Installation Views
Courtesy the artists and Barbati Gallery, Venice, Italy. Photography: Matteo Lossurdo
@matteo_losurdo
Inauguration / Private View / Portrait (thank you!)